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Introduction. 


“ There's a fellow outside wants to know—you knoic." —Little Dorrit. 



N sending out my book among the public, I beg leave to explain the office for which it 
was designed. It is deplorable that architecture is not understood and recognized by the 
masses as it should be, some aberrations of the worst type being “a thing of beauty 
and a joy forever ” in their eyes. 

I have tried in the following pages to place before a layman such designs and infor¬ 
mation so that he can intelligently plan his own house and still preserve the aesthetic 
beauties which are very often sacrificed to utilitarian motives. 

The ornamentation of a building is often spoiled by being too heavy or overloaded for the 
particular building for which it is designed. This in itself makes a building look incongruous. 
The fault is mainly due to builders who draw plans and who understand only the practical side of 
building and have probably never thought of harmony of design or massing, and that the ornamen’ 
tation of a building should be such as will harmonize with its construction. 

The duties of an architect are numerous. First, he must make a study of all the building 
materials and consider them as to their cheapness and their durability so that he may for his client 
get the best materials for his building and at the same time observe the utmost economy. 

Then, again, the architect must be a utilitarian— i. e., he must not alone consider the artistic 
effects but also comfort and convenience for interior arrangement. 

In order to illustrate the results which may be obtained by adhering to the conditions above 
stated, the writer has embodied in this volume a collection of sketches, some of which are actually 
built, the author respectfully submits them to the public in the hope that they may serve as sugges¬ 
tions to prospective builders. 

These sketches are not, however, intended to present anything more than an idea upon which 
a building may be constructed. It is hoped, however, that it may be the means of evolving some 
idea upon which to plan the proposed structure. 

The author has also embodied in this work notes on Foundation, Framing, Brickwork, 
Plastering, Woodwork, Interior Decorations and Painting and has simplified and explained these 
various subjects that they may be readily understood. 


i. 





Copyright, 1897, by William E. Lehman, 
Prudential Building, 

Newark, N. J. 


ii. 




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[.Design No. 1A.\ 


Design for a City House 


[ Copyrighted U 




















































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LEHMAN’S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 



Design No. 1A is the portrayal of a modern city house. The 
very pleasing exterior is executed in golden buff brick with 
Indiana limestone trimmings. The gable roofs are of copper 
(standing seam). All the sash on front are of cherry, and the 
glass the best French plate, hung on chains. The side and rear 
walls of the house are of the best Jersey brick, laid up in 
cement mortar. 

In the cellar are the coal bins, trunk room, cold closet, store¬ 
room, servants’ bath room and laundry. There is a patent 
sidewalk floor in cellar which pitches toward the centre, where 
a clean-out is provided. This enables you to turn the hose on 
the whole cellar and clean it thoroughly. 

On the first floor is a large entrance hall, which is finished 
in quartered oak. Leading out to this hall is the parlor, which 
is finished in delicate blue enamel and silver, while the design 
of the room is Louis XIV. The side-wall decoration of this 
room is Rococo panel tapestry, and the ceiling is a clouded light 
blue with Cupids holding garlands of roses. 

The floor has a hardwood maple, ash and birch border 
(Rococo design, special), and the rug to contain maroon, buff 
and light blue tints. The furniture is also to correspond with 
the scheme of decoration advanced, including the hangings, 
which should be heavy silk tapestry with the same tints as that 
of the rug. 

The dining room is finished in Flemish oak, and has a high 
panel wainscot and an open beam panelled ceiling. This room 
has a hardwood floor of quartered oak and maple. 

The sitting room, situated on the second floor, is finished in 
mahogany, while the two bed rooms on the same floor are fin¬ 
ished in natural birch. 

The hath room has a tiled floor and wainscot five feet high. 

The tub is imperial porcelain. The lavatory is of Italian 
marble with a decorated bowl, while the closet is decorated 
embossed. All the pipes and fittings in this bath room are 
silver-plated. 

The heating is to be steam direct, with Italian flue radiators 
in the main rooms. 

The house to contain an elaborate electric system, all the 
main rooms being provided with call bells, flush switches for incandescent lighting, burglar 
alarm, speaking tubes, etc. 

This house can be built complete, excluding the decorations, for the sum of nine 
thousand ($3,Old) dollars. This includes mantels, gas fixtures, etc. 




















































[Design No. 100 .] RESIDENCE FOE J. HENRY LlVITZ, SOUTH ORANGE, N. J. [Copyrighted], 
















































































































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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 



Design No. 100 is the proposed residence for 
Mr. J. Henry Livitz at South Orange, N. J. 

The foundation walls are of rubble blue-stone, 
the exposed chimneys are of Trenton pressed 
brick, laid up in red soap-stone mortar. 

The exterior wood-work is of Virginia pine 
clap-boards, the roof is of green slate, laid in 
hexagonal sheets. The tower is the main feature 
of the exterior; this is octangular in shape and 
extends above the roof. 

The main hall is finished in Flemish oak with 
high-panelled wainscoting, the main newel of 
stairs holding a light for the hall. The parlor 
is finished in birch and gold, with a mantel of 
gold brick and onyx. The drawing room and 
rear drawing room are finished in light blue 
enamel with silver trimmings and Napoleon 



esign No. 100. 

wreath decorations. In the plate-glass windows 
separating the conservatory from the rear draw¬ 
ing room, there are hand-carved screens or fret 
work of blue enamel and silver, with carved 
cupids in the centre symbolical of love and 
music. The conservatory, which is composed 
all of glass, is finished entirely of white and has 
a tiled floor. The dining room is finished in bird’s- 
eye maple and contains two built-in china closets. 
The kitchen and butler’s pantry are finished in 
ash. There is a laundry and summer kitchen 
in the cellar. The rooms on the second floor are 
arranged in suites. The finish on the second 
floor is cypress stained mahogany; the attic con¬ 
tains four large rooms. This house costs $1G,000 
to build, though it could be built much cheaper, 
provided a less expensive interior was arranged. 




































































































































[Design No. 131 .J A SUMMER COTTAGE. [Copyrighted.] 






















G 


LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


Sanitary plumbing anb Drainage of Ifoouses. 


Or^HIS subject, although very little thought of by the prospective builder, is one that should 
H claim his closest consideration. The many causes of sickness, and in some cases death, 
ofttimes arise through faulty plumbing. The leakage of sewer gas, which may contain 
the germs of any disease in a room, is obviously very detrimental to health. This gas is not 
always admitted into a room through leaks in a pipe, hut very often through the fixtures 
themselves that are not properly ventilated—when siplionage occurs. 

In order to fully demonstrate the different pipes used in a building, I quote the following 
from the Sanitary Engineer , Vol. IV.: The drainage system of a house, including the pipes or 
channels of any kind connecting it with the sewer or cesspool, may be divided into two parts 
—first, that part which is .chiefly outside the house walls, and second, that which is generally 
inside the house. 

The first is called house drain, or simply drain, and conveys the whole body of waste 
from the house, including both the discharges from the water closets and urinals and from the 
baths, basins, sinks, etc., to the sewer or cesspool. 

The drain is practically horizontal, and may he considered as terminating either at the 
house wall or at the most remote point, and which receives the pipe from any fixtures. 
The word drain is, however, always used in another sense as distinguished from sewer. It 
then means the pipe or channel which conveys only rain or ground water as distinguished 
from sewer. An example of this kind of drain is the separate systems of pipes used to 
convey only rain in some towns, and the tile pipe commonly employed in draining wet lands. 

That part of the house drainage system which is generally inside the house, including 
the pipes from the various fixtures, is made up of soil pipes and waste pipes. Soil pipes are 
those pipes which receive human excreta from water closets and urinals, and they are still 
called soil pipes even if they receive the waste water from baths, basins, etc. On the other 
hand, waste pipes are those which receive only the waste water from these latter, hut not the 
discharge from the water closets and urinals. The waste pipes from a house may either enter 
a house independently or join the soil pipe first and discharge their contents through it into 
the drain. As distinguished from the drain, the soil pipes and waste pipes, at least for the 
longer lengths, are generally vertical. 

In considering the essential features of the system that secures the house perfec 
immunity from the sewer gas, I quote the following rules from Gerhard's Sanitary Plumbing: 

1— Extension of soil and waste pipes through the roof. 

2— Providing a fresh air inlet in the drain at the foot of the soil and waste pipe system. 


3— Trapping the main drain outside of the fresh air inlet, in order to entirely exclude 
the sewer air from the house. 

4— Providing each fixture, as near as possible to it, with a suitable self-cleansing trap- 
safe against siplionage, back-pressure, evaporation, etc. 

5— Providing vent-pipes to such traps under fixtures as are liable to be emptied by 
siphon age. 





















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First Floor Plan, Design No. 42S. 


Design No. 428 shows 
the proposed summer 
home at Elberon, of 
S. M. Wortheim. This 
house contains all the 
necessary accessories of 
a summer home, such as 
large and extensive pi¬ 
azza, light and airy 
rooms, etc. 

The exterior is com¬ 
posed almost wholly of 
Washington cedar shin¬ 
gles. 

The interior arrange¬ 
ment of the house is 
shown by accompanying 
plans. 

The main hall is fin¬ 
ished in ash, with pan¬ 
elled wainscoting. 


The parlor is fur¬ 
nished in white wood 
for enamelled finish. 

All the other rooms 
on the first and sec¬ 
ond floors are fin¬ 
ished in North Caro¬ 
lina pine. 

All plumbing is 
the best sanitary ex¬ 
posed plumbing, nic¬ 
kel plated. 

The cost of this 
house complete is 
fifty-five hundred 
($5500) dollars. 




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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


9 



Design No. 888. —It is a true 
saying that you can judge aman 
by the house he builds. An ar¬ 
chitect, although ofttimes much 
against his will, must suit his 
client by putting on superfluous 
ornamentation, or by adding a 
bay window or projection which 
will mar the beauty of the whole 
front. 

This house possesses quiet 
beauty, and its quiet grandeur 
will appeal to everyone whose 
taste runs in this channel. 

True, it does not appeal to the 
ostentatious. It does not say. 
“Here I am! Look at me! my 
carving cost thousands. It re¬ 
quired the most skilful mechan¬ 
ics to construct my odd shape. 
You cannot find another house 
like me in the world.” Yes,— 
and probably you wouldn’t 
want to. 


\ Design No. 888.) A ClTY HOUSE OF RICH APPEARANCE. [Copyrighted.] 


A SOLILOQUY. 

liy the Author (with apologies to Shakespeare). 

To build, or not to build, that is the question :— 

Whether ’tis nobler in the mind, to suffer 

The inconvenience and disarrangements of an old house ; 

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, 

And, by opposing, end them ?—To live,—To pay,— 

And by paying to say we end the heart ache, and our 
Thousand natural shocks 
That flesh is heir to,—’tis a consummation 
Devoutly to be wished. To pay;—To pay ;— 

Perchance to spend money ;—ay, there’s the rub ; 

For in this modern world of ours, 

With speculators and cheap houses, 

Here’s the aspect that makes calamity of so long life. 

For who would bear the leaky roofs,—nay, even the stoppage of soil pipes,— 
Perhaps poor plumbing. 

To grunt and sweat under a weary life; 

But that the dread of something, 

The undiscovered country, from whose bourn 
No traveller except the fleeced returns, Puzzles the will. 

Oh ! that the speculator was extinct, 

That a man could build his house 
Without that dread of being “done,”* 

Then indeed this life would be a charm,—and— 

Have a sweetness surpassing sublimity itself. 

*T might say that this word was not used with this meaning in Shakespeare's time 






















































































































10 


LEHMAN'S Cm 


AND SUBURBAN HOMES 



[Design No. 132.] COTTAGE FOR S. M. HERMITAGE, SOUTH BEACH. [ Copyrighted ,.] 





















LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


11 


^foundations. 


HIS subject is of the greatest importance inasmuch as the stability of the building 
depends upon its foundation. There is no doubt of the fact that more buildings collapse 
through faulty foundations than for any other reason. 

The first thing to examine is the ground to be built upon. Should it be filled 
ground, or contain quicksand, it must be condemned at once as a site to erect a building, 
except that it be properly prepared. 

If the soil be loamy or of sand, for ordinary buildings this is,a suitable foundation, although a 
good deal must be left to one's own judgment, the only safe rule being: Go down to rock. This, 
however, means expense, as the ordinary cellar is no more than five feet below the ground, while 
rock lies not less than ten feet below, and in some cases a great deal more. 

There is a formation of hardpan in some localities usually six feet below the surface. That is 
very good to build an ordinary building upon. So much for the ground. Now the next important 
step in securing a good foundation is to select a good hard-burned and, if possible, vitrified brick. 
The harder your brick the better your foundation. A rubble-stone foundation is anything but satis¬ 
factory, even though it be thicker than the brick wall. This is due to the fact that the stone work 
is laid with very little mortar and is not pointed upon the outside, thus rendering the building damp. 

At some places vour wall might be twenty inches thick and at others only ten inches, as there 
is no uniformity in the stones. 

Cases sometimes arise when rubble-stone is a source of great economy on account of local 
stone where the building is to be erected. In that case precaution must be taken to have the rubble 
work pointed inside and out, and do not lay a dry wall. 

The mortar used in constructing a wall claims our next consideration. This should be 
composed of sharp, live sand and good Rosendale cement, mixed about three to one, but the usual 
custom is to use lime mortar for ordinary buildings for foundation work. 

If lime is used it must be carefully inspected to see that it is not slaked before run in the bed. 

This is important because the silica in the sand combines with the lime, and if the lime is 
slaked this will not take place. 

Mortar should not be used until at least ten days after mixing, unless it be cement mortar, 
which cannot he allowed to stand long on account of its quick-settling properties. 




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[Design No. 500 .] 


A Comfortable House. 


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A “STUDY” or “growlery” is just as dear to 
a man’s heart as a boudoir is to a woman's; 
and the master of the house deserves to have 
some corner which shall be his very own, whither 
he can retire when he wishes to read or work, 
or simply smoke and rest, or receive business 
visitors, blissfully undisturbed by the rest of the 
household. Even in houses artistically fur¬ 
nished, the chamber set apart for the use of the 
male member of the family is often much neg¬ 
lected from a decorative point of view. The 
walls are probably hung with an old-fashioned 
paper; the curtains are ancient ones, discarded 
from some other room; the floor covered with 
an old carpet; the walls are ornamented with a 
few faded photographs, fly-spotted prints and 
dilapidated pipe racks; and as to the furniture, 
w r hy the den is a sort of refuge for all the shabby 
and broken-down chairs in the house. 

Now let us try and imagine how such a room 
will look furnished and decorated substantially 
and artistically, although not expensively. The 
great thing to be remembered with respect to 
furniture and decoration is that men, as a class, 
detest anything which is not useful as well as 
ornamental, and abominate “grimcracks” of 
every description. In a room with a bleak 
aspect, the deep red, dear to the masculine heart, 
may be introduced with dull gold relief. If there 
are plenty of items for wall embellishment, a 
plain paper finished with deep frieze would look 
admirable. The paint should be dark red or oak 
brown. The floor should be stained and strewn 
with warm-toned rugs or skins of animals. The 
sole hangings should be the curtains, and these 


should be of some material that will not shut out 
the light and that can be easily washed. 

The furniture must be quite distinctive. A 
good writing-table is absolutely necessary, and a 
desk with cylinder top and innumerable drawers 
will be found very acceptable. There must, of 
course, be a comfortable writing-chair. It is 
almost needless to say that the chairs in this 
room should be as comfortable as possible, but at 
the same time they must be strongly made and 
simply upholstered. A comfortable divan ar¬ 
ranged around the walls and covered with rugs 
having plenty of plain, unornamented cushions 
will be a great addition to the room. It is a 
great temptation to have the cushions elaborately 
embroidered, but this would be a fatal mistake, 
for they are as apt to be used for the feet as the 
head. Near the divan should be a small table, 
holding a really good reading-lamp. The room 
should contain a bookcase to hold specially 
treasured volumes, and a revolving bookstand, 
which will also be a good receptacle for papers 
and magazines. 

If the mantelpiece is very uglv, a simple scarf 
should be draped over it. but without any bows 
or feminine nonsense. A rack for pipes by the 
fire, another for guns and a third for sticks and 
whips will be found a great comfort. If there 
should be a cupboard in the room, it will be a 
good place to keep all sorts of odds and ends, 
fishing tackle, shot and so on. Men, like women, 
always like to see the walls of their own room 
decorated with their peculiar treasures. If he be 
a sportsman, there should be plenty of trophies; 
if a traveler, he may have treasures from all 
parts of the globe to make his room dear to him. 
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Design No. 344 is a portrayal of a 
neat and pretty house, both as to ex¬ 
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venience. 

Virginia pine weatherboards are 
used on the outside. The roof is of 
slate. 

The interior finish throughout is of 
cypress stain in imitation of mahogany. 
All the floors throughout the house 
are of Georgia pine, comb grain. 

The plumbing is of the latest im¬ 
proved sanitary construction. 

There is also a large concreted cellar 
under the entire house, in which are 
contained the laundry, heater room, 
coal bins, cold closets, etc. This house 
can be built for sixty-two hundred 
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[Design No. 501.] 


Suggestion for a City Dwelling. 


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Hast Floof* Plan 

Plan of Design No. 501. 

Design No. 501 is a good example 
of a city house. The front is laid up 
in silver-grey porcelain brick, and 
Indiana limestone trimmings. The 
main cornice is of copper. All the 
windows on front are of French plate 
glass. All the sash are of cherry. 

On the floor of the vestibule and 
entrance-hall is Lenazzo work, while 
the side walls are wainscoted in birch 
stained mahogany. 

The library work is also finished 
in mahogany. 

The parlor is finished in white and 
gold, and all of the wood work, in¬ 
cluding one mantel, is executed in 
the “rococo” style. 

The side walls are decorated with 
rococo panels of tapestry silk. There 


is an inlaid hard-wood floor in this room, executed in white 
maple and oak, also adhering to the rococo design. 

The dining room is entered from the reception hall. This 
room is finished in prima vera, or white mahogany, as it is 
commonly called. 

The buffet, which is built in this room, is of the same wood, 
and has a very graceful design. 

On either side of this buffet are situated the china closets, 
which have glass shelves and beveled reflective-glass backs, 
thus showing off very brilliantly any articles of cut glass that 
may be displayed therein. 

The large fireplace with colonial mantel is also a feature of 
the dining room. 

All the wood work throughout the first three floors is cabi¬ 
net work, and the doors have neat and appropriate caps over 
them. 

The kitchen has a tiled floor, and all the walls are tiled six 
feet high with glazed tiling. 

The main bath room has an imperial porcelain bath tub, 
with nickel-plated connections; also a lavatory, with deco¬ 
rated bowl, etc. 

This house would cost, to build complete, $17,000 (seventeen 
thousand dollars). 



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Design No. 375.] 


House of M. F. Kahn, Long Branch, N. J. 


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T HERE is an old proverb which says: “He 
who undertakes to be his own lawyer has a 
fool for his client.'’ This can be readily applied 
to the following, taken from the Sanitary News: 

“If you intend to build a house, you should 
take care that you do not get sold. Perhaps a 
few pointers from me may save you a heap of 
trouble and considerable money. One of the 
first things you will do is to engage an architect, 
who will draw the plans and specify the size and 
shape to a nail of everything that is to enter into 
the construction of the nouse. He specifies the 
kind of shingles for the roof, the kind of hair for 
the plastering, the kind of flooring, the size and 
style of the piping—everything, in fact, so that 
all an honest contractor has to do is to follow 
the specifications and avoid trouble for himself 
and for you. Unfortunately contractors are not 
all honest, and the way some of them will try to 
‘ skin ’ on a job is a caution. The piping is apt 
to he the most dishonest part of the job. Your 
specifications call for a certain sized pipe, 
through which water can flow and through 
which solids of considerable size can find egress. 
Your dishonest contractor puts into your house 
a pipe as small as the stem of a pipe, so that even 
water would have a hard time to get through it. 

“Now, if this is done with piping, what may 
not be done with paint ? Your specifications say 
that the paint shall be made of certain definite 
ingredients. Can you tell from a glance, or even 
a minute examination of the mixture, whether it 
has the proper proportions of lead, turpentine, 
shellac, etc. ? Of course not. How about the 


mortar ? Are you up on mortar ? No, indeed ! 
your business is not in that line. Perhaps your 
knowledge of the various kinds of woods is not 
unlimited ; again you are at the mercy of the 
dishonest contractor. Remember, he is after 
money ; he will get it if it is around. Perhaps 
you can tell one grade of nails from another, and 
perhaps you cannot; perhaps you have time to 
watch the contractor and his men all the time 
they are at work for you, and perhaps you have 
not ; perhaps you would like to see the piping 
that has been put into your house, as somebody 
has told you to beware of plumbers and plumb¬ 
ing. Bless your innocent heart, the floors are 
nailed down over the piping so quick that you 
never get a chance to see the pipes; and the con¬ 
tractor expects that you shall thank him for his 
haste in getting your house together. 

“ How can you avoid this ? Quite easily. For 
instance, employ the architect to supervise the 
building of your house. Of course he will charge 
for this, hut he will save you treble what you pay 
him. What can he do ? Why, he will drop into 
the house some day, and if he suspects that the 
piping has been hurried through, he just takes a 
crow-bar and raises the flooring. If the piping 
is not what the specifications call for, he “raises 
Cain” with the contractor, who is obliged to do 
the job over again, and properly. Thus some 
architects become terrors to some contractors. 
Unless you have the most absolute confidence in 
vour contractor, it will be necessary for } r ou to 
have somebody follow closely every part of the 
work.” 




















































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Plan of Design No. 400. 


Design No. 375 is one of three houses erected 
for Mr. M. F. Kahn of Long Branch, N. J., at 
Long Branch. 

The exterior of the house, while very plain, is 
attractive, and is covered entirely with Jersey 
cedar shingles laid five inches to the weather. 
The upper veranda forms a very pleasing appear¬ 
ance. The floor of this veranda is composed of 
slats that are laid on the tin roof of the porch 
and made portable so that they can be taken up 
and cleaned. 

The roof of house is composed of the best 


quality Chapman slate laid in octagonal sheets 

12"xl8 // . 

All outside trimming is of white pine. 

The interior of the house is very practically 
arranged, the main feature of which is the recep¬ 
tion hall which is large enough to serve the 
purpose of a living room. This room is finished 
entirely in ash, as are also the stairs, and lias ash 
wainscoting around the walls four feet high. 
The ash is not finished natural, but is stained 
a little darker than the original shade of the 
wood, thereby enhancing the appearance of it. 

The reception hall connects directly with the 
parlor and dining room. The parlor is a good- 
sized room and is finished in white and gold. It 
has also a white and gold mantel with an open 
fireplace composed of white glazed tile. 

The dining room is finished in Georgia pine. 
This room has two corner china closets with 
glass doors and shelves. There is also a mantel 
with open fireplace. 

The kitchen is connected with the dining room 
through the butler's pantry, which contains the 
butler’s pantry sink, shelves and drawers for 
linen, etc., and here are also situated the rear 
stairs leading to the second floor. The kitchen 
contains a large galvanized-iron sink, a range 
and boiler, a dresser and flap table; it is finished off 
in North Carolina pine. The back of the range 
is tiled and has a canopy over it with a ventilat¬ 
ing register. 

The laundry, while small, is large enough to 
wash in, and the kitchen can be used for ironing. 
The second floor contains four large rooms, a 
linen closet and a bath room. Every bed room 
on the second floor contains the housekeeper's 
delight, i. e., a large closet. There are also two 
large rooms in the attic. The entire second floor 
is finished off in North Carolina pine. 

The house is wired complete for electricity, 
contains the most modern plumbing, is heated 
throughout with hot air heat, and costs to build 
complete $3500. This includes mantels and gas 
fixtures. 

I might add that the reason of this house being 
erected so cheap is that it is perfectly square and 
contains no breaks of any kind. 











































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[Design No. £83.] HOUSE FOR Mr. E. LEHMAN, [Copyrighted.] 

Elberon, X. J. 




Design No. 283 is a house about to be built for 
Mr. Emanuel Lehman at Elberon, N. J. It has 
plenty of that which every summer cottage 
should have, and that is a large double porch. 

The exterior is covered with Virginia pine clap¬ 
boards. The roof is of deep red slate. The body 
of the house is to be painted colonial yellow with 


pure white trimmings. The deep red roof, yellow 
and white forming very pretty contrasts. 

The interior arrangement of this house is much 
the same as that of Mr. Kahn's house (Design No. 
375). The parlor is finished in natural cypress. 
The hall in quartered oak and the dining room, 
kitchen and butler's panfry North Carolina pine. 


































































































































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The second floor is finished throughout in cypress. 
The bath room contains an iron-enamelled bath tub, a 
marble oval basin andean embossed syphon jet closet. 
All exposed pipes are nickel-plated. There is a call bell 
in each room and the house is wired for incandescent 
lights. A concreted cellar is under the entire house. 
This cellar is provided with , coal bins, cold rooms, trunk 
room, servants’ toilet, heater, etc., complete. The heat¬ 
ing system used is steam direct. This house cost to 
build complete forty-two hundred ($4200) dollars. 

Design No. 315 is the house built for Mr. Chas. Smith at 
Nailsburg, N. J. The exterior of this house is very odd 
and graceful. It is also very prettily arranged inside, 
and as a cheap cottage is much to be desired. 

Although not even two full stories in height, it does 
not look dwarfed or diminutive in any way. And while 
there is no attic, there is sufficient space between the 
roof and second floor to keep this latter cool. 

The exterior is composed of cypress clapboards and 
the roof entirely of cedar shingles dipped a moss-green 
color. 

The foundation can be of stone if there are any in the 
locality and it is within the price. 



FIr<3T TAoor Plan. 

Plan of Design No. 315. 



The parlor, which is 12x14, has four large windows in 
and the fireplace is of enamel tile : this room is finished 
in white and gold. 

The entrance and reception hall are finished in oak, 
the stairs are four feet wide and the main newel is 
handsomely carved. 

Opposite the hall is the library, which is 12x14, and is 
finished in ash ; there are rows of shelves around this 
room for books. 

Adjoining the library is the dining room, which is 
14x18 ; this room.is also finished in ash, however it is 
stained a little darker than that of the library. 

The butler’s pantry and kitchen are finished in white 
pine; on the second floor the rooms are finished in 
natural cypress. 

There is a concreted cellar under the entire house ; 
there are situated in the cellar the coal bins, laundry, etc. 

The heating throughout is steam heat, single pipe 
system. 





















































































[Design No. 315.] HOUSE FOR Mr. CHARLES SMITH, VAILSBURG, N. J. [Copyrighted.] 

































































































































































































































































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[Copy righted.\ 



All drawings in this book are original designs by the author, who is protected by the copyright laws of the United States, and none 
can be used without first obtaining permission of the author. 












































































































































































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AN ARCHITECT'S DUTY TOWARD THE BUILDER. 


In his relations to the builder, the architect, although employed by the owner, is bound to act 
fairly. However strict he may be in holding the builder to his contract, he must not try to over¬ 
reach him, or enter into any secret arrangement with the owner to deprive him of any part of the 
money justly due him. In all cases the architect is presumed to be an impartial man of science, and 
the contract between the owner and the builder usually makes him the final referee in matters re¬ 
lating to the construction of the building and the regulation of the accounts ; but if it can be shown 
that he has a personal interest in distorting the facts in favor of either party, his award loses 
its validity and both parties are absolved from accepting it.— Clark. 


Design No. 480. —Some houses are built for 
show, while others are built for convenience. 
This house, while showy, is obviously one of the 
latter class. 

The foundation of the portcochere is built up of 
rock-face bluestone. The cellar walls are built 
of good, sound Jersey brick, and the cellar con¬ 
tains a good concrete floor. 

The outside is shingled with cypress shingles, 
and the roof is of slate. 

All the wood work throughout the house is 
North Carolina pine comb grain. All floors are 
double. 

The interior arrangement is simple. On the 



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first floor a large central hall opens into the 
dining room and parlor. There is also on this 
floor a sitting room, kitchen, butler's pantry and 
laundry. 

The second floor contains six bed rooms, a 
bathroom and a linen closet, while in the attic 
there are four good-sized rooms. 

Every room in the house is large and airy. 

The house is heated with hot-air heat. There 
is also a complete installation of electric lights, 
call bells, annunciators, etc. 

This house was built complete for fifty-four 
hundred ($5400) dollars. 


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Cross Section taken from the Competitive Design handed in for the Remodelling of the 

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AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 



[Design No. 1QI.] PROPOSED DESIGN OF CLUB HOUSE. 

“ The Atlanta Wheelmen,” Newark, N. J. 




[Copyrighted.] 

























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DESCRIPTION of DESIGN for PROPOSED CLUB HOUSE 




— Cross Section — 


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—— Newark. N.J 


Exterior. —The street facade of the building is to be three 
(3) stories in height; from the side-walk level to the top of 
the building is forty (40) feet; the w-idth is thirty (30) feet. 

Style.— The design submitted is in the style of the present 
Ornamental Renaissance. From the ground line to the begin¬ 
ning of the first floor rock-faced Belleville stone is to be used. 

The first story would be executed in golden buff Pompeian 
brick. 

The second and third floors to be executed in brick two 
shades lighter, and laid in relieving courses so as to form 
a quieter tone and rich background for the brick below. 

The main cornice will be in galvanized iron, and so decor¬ 
ated as to harmonize with the front, as is also the balustrade, 
with its elaborate balusters and decorative panels. 

Interior. —The entrance doors are of heav} r oak. and the 
vestibule is tiled and opens into the reception hall, which 
is finished in oak with a light greenish cast to it (English 
bog oak). 

The staircase is of pretty design and leads to second floor (illustration). 

The stairs leading to the bowling alleys are both unique in design and symbolical of where they 
ead to (illustration). This floor contains four bowling alleys, space for bicycles, the heater and 
oal-bin ; also a rear stairway leading to first floor, and a dumb-waiter. 

A clear passage is maintained in going from front to rear, so that tradesmen can deliver their 
wares with the least inconvenience to everyone. There is also a large gents’ toilet room in basement. 

Bowling Alleys. —The architect has figured a price high enough so that a standard bowling 
alley builder can build them. They will have a foundation of tamped ashes and chestnut sleeper 
bedded in them with about twelve inch centres. There are also forty-five (45) lockers for bowlers. 

First Floor. —To the right of the hall is the guests’ reception room, with a large brick mantel 
in it, giving it a warm, cheer¬ 
ful and liome-like appearance. 

This room can also be used as 
a reading room. 

The ladies’ retiring room 
is also off the main hall. The 
coat room opens into the pas¬ 
sage which connects the hall 
to the billiard room, and is 
thus placed so as to avoid 
crowding the main hall. 

The billiard and pool room 
is large, and is a square room 
and well adapted for serving 
a supper in, should the dining 
room prove too small. 


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A metal ceiling is provided for the billiard room, so 
that little or no effect is caused by the dancing aoove. 

The architect suggests, as a feature of decoration in this 
room, to put a stained glass transom across the top of the 
windows and illuminate by an arc light placed in the light 
shaft. The effect of this will be both odd and beautiful. 

The diningroom opens into the billiard rccm and smoking- 
room. 


In the serving room are 
located the rear stairs and 
the dumb-waiter. 

Second Floor. — The 
greater portion of this floor 
is taken up by the entertain, 
ment hall, which is large 
and square, and does not 
contain obstructions of any 
kind. 

The hall is well lighted 
by a large skylight above 
and windows on the side. As 
the ceiling is approached 
a three (3) foot cove is de¬ 
veloped entirely around the 
apartment, and will be en¬ 
riched with mouldings deep 
enough for electric illumin¬ 
ation if desired. 

I have provided a small 
toilet room on this floor as 
a matter of convenience to 
those exercising in the hall. 

I have also arranged a 
storage room where the 
gymnastic fixtures may be 
stored during an entertain¬ 
ment, and where chairs may 
be stored when not in use. 
There is also a place for the 
storage of chairs under the 
stage. 

In the rear of the stage 
is the kitchen, with all the 
appurtenances, and the janitor’s room. The directors’ room is 
also on the second floor. 

Third Floor. —On this floor are contained two card 


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View of Billiard Room from Hall. 


are situated the locker room, 
the shower baths, and a space 
for a plunge, which, on ac¬ 
count of the cost, it has been 
decided to omit. 

You will observe that I 
have not made any provision 
on the plans for bath tubs. 
They will occupy the space 
-Third f-locr p L an - f or plunge in the event of that 

not being put in, and if you 
'riMA. a i.tcci so decide to put plunge in you 

* -> will have no need of the baths. 

Roof.— The roof will be constructed in the most substantial 
manner, first, because it is a wide span and there will probably be 
quite a number of people on it at one time, and secondly, because 
all the gymnastic fixtures will be hung from it, as will also the 
balcony. The dumb-waiter front and rear stairs will run up to roof. 

Heating. —The heating will be the steam direct system; there 
will also be a hot-water attachment to supply hot water to shower 
baths, etc. 

Interior Woodwork. —All the woodwork on first and second 
floors to be hard wood, cabinet finished. 

Wheel Room. —The entrance to the basement from the street 
is to be made as easy as possible, so that a member without, the 
slightest difficulty can get in and out of the club with his wheel. 
The wheel room contains space for sixty (00) wheels. There is a 
repair shop in back, provided with lockers for wheelmen. 

There is also in the basement a large store room. 

Cost. —The cost of the building complete would be twelve 
thousand ($12,000) dollars. 









































































































































































































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Interior decoration ait6 design. 



N account of the walls not being in condition to decorate in the new house, the branch 
of interior decoration is not practiced as much as it should be by the Architect. This 
fact, however, does not make it less important, for upon this branch of art depends the 
whole effect of the interior of the house. 

The American style of decoration and design can be defined only by comparison 
with the other styles, as being not so heavy as the German, nor so stiff as the English, 
or containing so much sameness as the French, and at the same time possessing grace, fancifulness, 
elasticity and buoyancy; in other words, we have a native art indigenous and peculiar to ourselves. 

Affectation in style is characteristic of this period, that is to say, picturing things as unreal. 
We do not realize it, though it is true. Take, for instance, a house where the main chimney is hid¬ 
den in one corner, and so placed that it will not show above the roof, and then go back a century 
and view the Elizabethan architecture, when they made the necessary feature of the house the 
principal object to look upon. 

The chimneys of the Elizabethan period were very lavish in design. In the Elizabethan style 
there was an absence of nature, while the Greek looked upon designs as an aspect of nature in its 
severe simplicity. 

The interior ornamentation of a house should be in harmony with its architecture. 

Good color will atone for much else that is bad, while a poor color scheme will spoil the effect 
of everything else in the room. 

It is well enough to say the using of complementary colors is admissible, but you take red and 
green and then comes the important question, what particular shade of green will harmonize with 
the red; it is therefore hard to state rules whereby you may get at the different color schemes. 
Some people are fortunate enough to possess what we call an eye for color, they can distinguish 
readily the colors which harmonize with each other. 

At this day there is a difference of opinion as to whether decoration by painting or wall paper 
is the best system of side-wall decoration. By the former method distinct individuality can be 
maintained in the scheme of decoration, while by the adoption of the latter plan one must perforce 
have something that many other people have besides ourselves. This may not be a disadvantage, 
but there are those who give the preference to that which only they themselves have in just that 
particular way. 

There is also a great deal to say about tones, contrasts and harmonies, which, however, the 
limited space of this book will not allow of. 

The subject of wood finishing will be discussed under another head. 




LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


41 



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Dcsio*. M 427 

[Design Xo. 4.' 


^EWA^K. N.J 


[Copy righted.\ 

House for Mr. Wm. H. Hammerschlag, 103 Murray St.. 

Newark, N. J. 




Plans of Design No. 427. 



Design No. 427 is a plain, neat 
house for one family. The outside 
is shingled, including the roof, with 
Jersey cedar shingles. A large bay 
window sets in the front of the first 
floor, the second story projecting on 
a line with the outside of it. 

On the first floor are situated the 
parlor, which is 13' 6"xl4' 0", and is 
finished in white and gold. The din¬ 
ing-room, 13' 6" square, is finished 
in cypress. There is also a small but¬ 
ler's closet, provided with a dresser, 
and leads to the kitchen, which is 
finished in white pine. The kitchen 
contains a sink, boiler and range, 
also a large closet and a dumb¬ 
waiter, connecting with the laundry 
in the cellar. The second floor con¬ 
tains four large bed rooms and a 
hath, all of which are finished in 
cypress. There are also two large 
rooms in the attic, and the cellar, 
which is under the entire house, is 
provided with coal bins, hot-air fur¬ 
nace, tank room, water closet, laun¬ 
dry, etc. This house can be built 
complete for the sum of twenty- 
four hundred ($2400) dollars, every¬ 
thing included. 































































































































































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[Design No. J, 12 .] [Copyrighted.\ 

Mr. Selig Scheuer's House. 

1095 Broad St., Newark, N. J. 


Design No. 412. —This is Mr. S. 
Scheuer’s residence at No. 1095 Broad 
Street, Newark, N. J. The front is exe¬ 
cuted in Belleville brown stone. The quiet 
but at the same time impressive tone of 
the building is attained by its handsomely 
carved surface and the graceful curves of 
the designs, which also go to show the 
careful workings of the skilled mechanic. 

The large massive stoop is also of brown 
stone; the main platform of the stoop is 
Mosaic, with the monogram of the own¬ 
er’s name. 

The side of the building is laid up in 
Trenton pressed brick and brown stone 
trimmings. The bay windows on the side 
are of copper. On the first floor (as per 
accompanying plan) the entrance hall 
leads into the parlor and reception hall, 
which opens into the dining room. The 
dining room communicates with the 
kitchen through the butler’s pantry. The 
vestibule has a Mosaic floor and the side 
walls are wainscoted with Sienna marble. 

The head above the door is handsomely 
carved in Italian renaissance. The 
entrance hall has a Mosaic floor with a 
Grecian border. The side Avails are finish¬ 
ed in oak paneling. The reception hall 
also has a Mosaic floor. The stairway, as 
shown in an accompanying sketch, is exe- 
c u t e d in light green oak. A novel 
feature of the stairway is a bal¬ 
cony on the landing overlooking the dining 
room. The reception hall contains a large 
cheerful fire place and massive mantel with 
dragon heads. 

The dining room is a spacious room with a 
large brick fire-place, on either side of which 
are china closets. A high paneled wainscot, 
Avith a shelf for plates, goes entirely around the 
room. In every alternate panel is a Napoleon 
wreath and flame. The ceiling of the dining 
room is open-beam paneled. The wood work in 
this room is English dark oak. The parlor is 


finished in Avhite and gold. All the rooms 
throughout the house have hardwood floors. 

The sitting room is finished in San Domingo 
mahogany. This is the front room on the second 
floor. The tAvo bed rooms on the second floor 
are finished in curly birch. The bath room is 
tiled, both floor and side Avails. There is a 
complete electrical system throughout the house, 
including a burglar alarm, incandescent light¬ 
ing, electric bells, annunciators, etc. 

The heating is the indirect hot-water sys¬ 
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HEATING. 


fiRS-r^ooR Plan 

Plan of Design No. 412. 


Perhaps in the process of building a house, no subject is as vital 
and at the same time less thought of as the above named. It 
is indeed unfortunate that the condensed form of this book pre¬ 
cludes any detailed treatment of this broad subject. 

The kinds of heating that are ordinarily used are of three dis¬ 
tinct kinds, viz: hot air, steam and hot water, the titles alluding to 
the vehicle employed in the process of heating. 

Hot Air.—T he commonest and cheapest form of heating con¬ 
sists of bringing cold air into the 
building and bringing it into direct 
contact with the heat of the furnace 
and then conducting it by means of 
hot-air pipes and registers to the 
rooms to be heated. In this system 
the vehicle is air. 

Steam Heating. —In this system 
the vehicle is steam. The steam is 
usually generated in a boiler and 
then circulates through the pipes to 
the different radiators and in some 
cases coils to the different apait- 
ments. In all cases steel radiators 
should be used on account of the 
high pressure of steam and in order 
to prevent explosions. 

Hot-water Heating, in which 
the vehicle is hot water. This sys¬ 
tem is unquestionably better than 
those before mentioned, however 
it is the most expensive. It is the 
same as steam, except that hot 
water circulates instead of steam. 

This system must necessarily be a 
double-pipe system. The only real 
objection to hot-water heating is 
that the'radiators are nearly twice 
as large as those of steam; but this 


ceases to be an objection when one considers the good results of 
this over other systems. 

There are also other forms of the last two named systems, 
called indirect heating, where the radiators are in the cellar and 
the heat is conducted through pipes and registers into the rooms; 
this is the best and most elaborate system. 

There are other combinations of hot water and steam heating, 
but they are not used inordinary buildings, and it will not be 
necessary to set forth these systems. 



Second Floor l°LKN 

Plan of Design No. 412. 


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Plan of Design No. 420. 


Design No 420.—This cottage combines an 
artistic exterior with a practical and convenient 
interior. 

The rubble-stone work around the foundation, 
porch and chimneys is of Pompton granite, 
which is pinkish in hue, laid up in purple cement 
mortar. 

The balance of the house is composed of Mich¬ 
igan cedar shingles, 4x18, laid 44 inches to the 
weather. 

The house is well constructed, having a braced 
frame and then being sheathed, and over the 
sheathing three-ply building paper is laid, while 
over this come the shingles. The roof is of 
Michigan cedar shingles dipped in creosote 
stain, a Venetian red color, being very attractive. 
The shingles on sides of building should be left 


to weather natural, and all the exposed wood¬ 
work on outside to be painted a pure white. 
This color scheme for the exterior would be rich 
in contrasts and harmonious in shades. 

The living or sitting room has a direct entrance 
from the outside. The other rooms on this floor 
are the dining room, the kitchen and the butler’s 
pantry. These are all finished off in North Caro¬ 
lina pine. 

There are three bed rooms and a bath on the 
second floor, also finished in North Carolina 
pine. 

The exterior of this house, although looking 
quite large, really contains only a very few 
rooms, and is suitable for a small family. The 
house costs, to build complete, with mantels and 
gas fixtures, thirty-nine hundred ($3900) dollars. 

















































































































































































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Plans of Design No. 343. 


Design No. 343 is a unique and attractive design of a summer residence. The exterior, except 
the foundation, is wholly of frame covered with Virginia pine clap-boards. The roof is of Chapman 
slate. A beautiful reception hall is the main feature of the interior. It has a large easy platform 
stairs and is finished in light oak with high-paneled wainscoting. The parlor, which is a large 
room with an octagonal bay, is finished in prima sera of white mahogany finished with a dull 
polish. The dining room is finished in Flemish oak and connects with the kitchen through the 
butler's pantry, which latter are finished in ash. as is also the rear stairs. 

The second floor contains five bed rooms and a bath. The rooms on this floor are all finished in 
white pine painted. The bath room is tiled and all exposed pipings are nickel-plated. The attic 
contains four good-sized rooms which are all finished off. There is a cellar under the entire house 
with a good concrete floor. In the cellar are contained the cold closets, coal bins, trunk room, 
furnace, etc. This house costs to build complete, with gas fixtures and mantels, $4600 (forty-six 
hundred dollars.) 


















































































































































































































































































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(Mastering. 


ESIDE the advancement in external beauty of residential and olher structures, va¬ 
rious improvements have been made in the choice of building materials, and internal 
modern conveniences of every kind have been provided. Great progress has also 
been made in fine finishing, including an endless variety of polished hard woods, 
tiled floors, plate glass windows, etc. 

But, in a great many cases, all of the lavish and beautitul work is spoiled by poor plaster¬ 
ing of the side walls and the ceilings of rooms. 

The general practice of plastering is but recent. Not more than a century ago walls were 
wainscoted and ceilings boarded or left with naked joints. And the transition from that to plaster 
was fought against by the architects of that day. However, they finally came to recognize the good 
qualities contained in a cementitious covering for walls. 

The constituents of good lime and hair plaster are silicious angular sand, carbonate of lime 
(commonly called lime), and good long cattle or goat hair. 

The lime and sand should remain in stack for at least two weeks before being wet up. 
The formula, according to Professor Gilmore, for common plaster, is— 

Four barrels of lime. 

Four bushels of hair, 

And seven loads of sand. 

The proportion is about three of sand to one of lime, or thereabouts. 

One precaution, if observed, will ofttimes prevent serious cracking of walls in a home, and 
that is, to let the building stand and settle as long as possible before applying the material. But 
this is often impossible where a building is to be built in a prescribed time. At all events, plast¬ 
ering should be delayed in a building as long as possible. 

So much for the common plaster. Now the next thing to claim our attention is the 
patent plasters that are now manufactured. They are all very good, and most of them have 
superior advantages over the common plaster, as made up by the average mason ; and there 
is one thing certain, and that is, you get the proper mixture of materials. 

As to difference in cost, there is none. A good mason would as willingly apply a patent 
plaster as common mortar, and a poor mason or a man that has to be closely watched, should not 
be allowed to use common mortar. Sand-finished walls are frequently used, and much is to be 
said in their favor as a decorative medium. In an ordinary house they are usually in the 
main hall, the library and the dining room, and, indeed, in a number of cases, all the rooms in 
the house are sand finished. The sand-finished walls, when tinted in water color, present a 
very rich, delicate tone if properly executed. The surface being a rough one, all imperfections 
in the plaster are hidden to a great extent. The house should be lathed with good, sound 
spruce lath, well nailed, and all the lath put on the walls with joints broken every 18 inches. 
The lathing is the ground work for the plaster, and must be properly done. 








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LEHMAN\S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


Design No. 505 is an artistic coun¬ 
try house. The foundation is of rubble 
masonry and the outside wood work is 
of cypress shingles dipped in cresote 
shingle stain, and Virginia pine clap¬ 
boards. The roof is also of shingles. 

The condensed form of this book pre¬ 
cludes the insertion of all the plans. I 
therefore show but the first floor plans 
of this cottage. 

The parlor is furnished in birds’-eye 
maple with a high-panelled base and 
cabinet trim. The halls are finished in 
oak. The library is finished in dark 
ash. The dining room in sycamore and 
the kitchen and butler's pantry in ash. 
The house costs to build complete $G500 
including gas fixtures and mantels. 




The accompanying sketch shows the 
building built for Mr. A. Fisch at the 
junction of Springfield and South Orange 
avenues, Newark, N. J. 

The front is laid up in Trenton pressed 
brick. The balustrade and cornices are 
of galvanized iron. There are two stores 
on the lower floor and five flats on the 
three floors above. These flats contain 
all the modern improvements. The build¬ 
ing is entirely of brick and has a depth of 
72 feet. Although built up on either side 
all the rooms are well lighted by means 
of light shafts which are lined with cor¬ 
rugated galvanized iron and extend up 
through the roof. All the front sash and 
show windows are of plate glass. The 
show windows have carved rococo sash. 
The apartment directly over the store 
contains ten rooms and bath and is pro¬ 
vided with steam heat. The butler’s pan¬ 
try on this floor contains a stationery ice 
box which is provided with a coil of water 
pipes that is connected with the city 
water. The trims throughout this flat is 
of natural cypress. 










































































































































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The interior is planned very prettily. On 
one side of the entrance hall is the library 
which is finished in natural birch with bronze 
ornaments. This has a large, cozy fire place, 
and has shelves all around. 

On the other side of the hall-way is the 
parlor, finished in white and gold. This 
room is 13' 6"xl7'G" and communicates with 
the music room, which is 13' 6 x14' 0' and 
finished in like manner. 

The music room opens into the reception 
hall, wherein are situated the platform stairs 
leading to the second floor. Underneath these 
stairs is a cosy nook. 

The reception hall is finished in green oak. 

Leading from the reception hall is the dining 
room. This room is very large, being 14'0"x 
22'0" in size; it is finished in Flemish oak. 
with high panelled wainscoting and open beam 
ceiling, it contains a large cheerful fire place 
and a large china closet. 

The dining room communicates with the 


kitchen through the butler's pantry, which 
contains ice-box shelves, sink, etc. 

The kitchen is 12x15' 6" in size and has a 
large sink and range. The kitchen and butler s 
pantry are finished in ash and have a rock 
white maple floor. 

On the second floor are contained four bed 
rooms, a bath room, a sitting room, and a 
large Foyer hall. 

There are four bed rooms, and a large store¬ 
room in the attic. The cellar, which is con¬ 
creted, contains laundry and wash rooms for 
the servants, coal bins, trunk room, cold closet, 
wine cellar, etc. 

All the plumbing throughout to be of the 
most improved sanitary construction. 

All the floors on the first and second floor to 
be of hard wood laid in patterns (parquet 
flooring), and in woods to harmonize with the 
trim of the various rooms. 

The cost of this building complete is $11,000 
(eleven thousand dollars). 







































































































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53 



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Double House Built for Mr. George C. Smith, 

Corner South Orange Avenue and Lily Street, Vailsurg, N. J. 


Design No. 413.—A house such as a man 
who owns a suburban lot would build for in¬ 
vestment. The exteriors of these houses are 
treated as one, being the same, except that one 
has a bay and the other a tower, the tower be¬ 
ing introduced to break the otherwise monot¬ 
ony of the front. 

The exterior is composed of Virginia pine 
clapboards, and the roof of cypress shingles, 
dipped. The main partition separating the two 
houses is brick, filled so that no sound can pen¬ 
etrate from one house into the other. 

The interiors of the houses are very nicely ar¬ 
ranged, and every inch of space is utilized. The 
hall is 5' 4" wide, and contains a comfortable 
stairway. 

The parlor is 12'0" x 12'9", and opens out to 
the hall and into the dining room, which is 


13 x 15, and contains a large bay window and 
a china closet. The kitchen is 11' 0" x "A' 0," 
and is provided with all the improvements in 
sanitary arrangements. A butler's closet leads 
from the kitchen to dining room, and also leads 
to main hall. 

The bed rooms on the second floor are large, 
well lighted and well placed. The bath room 
fixtures have all open plumbing work. 

There are two rooms in the attic that are 
not finished off. 

The cellar contains coal bins and heater, 
which is a hot-air furnace, and heats all rooms 
on the first and second floor. The trimming 
throughout the house is white wood stained. 

These two houses were built complete for 
forty-one hundred ($4,100) dollars. This includes 
mantels and gas fixtures. 












































































































































































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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 




Design No. 12G is a unique style of cottage for sea- 
shoi'e or country. The foundation above ground is of 
blue rubble stone, with red mortar joints. The balance 
of exterior is shingled with red cedar shingles. 

On the first floor are contained the library, parlor, 
dining room, billiard or smoking room, kitchen and 
butler's pantry. 

On the second floor, the plan of which is not shown 
in this book, there are four bed rooms and a bath. 

There is a cellar under the entire house, containing 
laundry, servants’ bath room, coal and trunk rooms, 
etc. 

All the rooms on first and second floors are finished 
in hard wood—hardwood floors throughout—and 
steam heat. The house costs to build complete sixty- 
seven hundred ($15700) dollars. 


SOMETHING ABOUT LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 


P ERHAPS there is nothing more important 
after your house is built than surrounding 
it with the proper environments. To this end I 
quote a small article taken from The Architect¬ 
ural Record : 

The possibilities of landscape gardening are 
hardly known in this country, the beautiful and 
romantic compositions of grove and statue, of 
pool and bridge, of flowers and turf, which older 
countries exhibit. For the most part we are fond 
rather of the wildness of nature. Even in the wild¬ 
ness of nature there is a choice, and in the land¬ 
scape of art there are differences in the beauty 
of the results. The same principles lie at the 
bottom, whether we have to choose a natural 
treatment or to construct an artificial one. 
Usually we must adopt a middle course, partly 
adopting existing natural features, partly en¬ 
hancing these by our own efforts. The funda¬ 
mental principal in planting or grading, or any 
out-of door operation, is to treat everything as 
parts of a whole and not merely as separate 
objects. The suburban artist for the most part 


takes an opposite course. I will plant a weeping 
elm here, he says, because I think a weeping elm 
is very graceful; here I will put a maple and 
here a liquid amber, so that I may have red 
leaves in autumn, and so on. The result is that 
his lawn is spotted vaguely with unrelated speci¬ 
mens, each surrounded by a neatly cultivated 
circle of earth. 

Somewhere among these he will place a cast- 
iron vase or fountain, or perchance, a deer, 
painted to look like a real deer, and his suburban 
heart will swell with pride at his achievements. 

The true principle is to work for general effect. 
Groupings everywhere with a definite view to a 
general grouping. Trees in clumps, or groves or 
avenues, rarely in straight lines or equal spac- 
ings. Groups of groups, showing contrasts per¬ 
haps of foliage or shape or both. Shrubs always 
in clumps, the smaller the grounds the more 
imperative this is. 

In general, stiff and formal arrangements need 
a very large scale to make them acceptable. A 
straight walk half a mile long, with fiat walls of 
clipped foliage on each side, may be magnificent, 
where one fifty feet long would be ridiculous. 



















































[Design No. 126.] “OVERLOOKING THE LAKE.” [Copyrighted.] 
























































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[ Design No. 202 .] 

Road House built at Netherwood. N. J., 


[ Copyrif/hted. ] 

for Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bonner. 




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Good examples of modern wrought-iron work are very hard to find. This is due in a measure 
to the fact that very little of it is in use, but mainly to the improvements in the machinery of 
working metals. The machine takes from a design its artistic properties ; this cannot be obliter¬ 
ated, no matter how perfect the machine or skilled the mechanic. There is still an undefinable 
something that stamps it as a machine-made article. 

In the eighteenth century we find fine examples of wrought-iron work, thus showing the 
hand of the skilled artificer in iron. Last century's examples show, in the crudest work, the 
principal examples of all true decorative art. 

The above designs were drawn by the architect to illustrate the beautiful designs that can be 
made in Italian renaissance. 

The lantern shows a central spike. This is an imitation of the methods employed in the sixteenth 
and seventeenth century for illumination. On the central spike was placed a mass of combustible 
material which would last for from six to eight hours. 

Fortunately, we of modern time do not have to resort to this means of illumination. Still a 
feature of this kind would look very grotesque on one of our modern buildings. 

The door knockers here portrayed are a thing of the past, still they make a very pleasing 
appearance, and are much admired on a building. 

In this country very few of the door knockers are of wrought-iron, but mainly of brass 
or bronze. These latter look very pretty on a white colonial door, and are at the present day much 
more in use. 

The wrought-iron knocker, however, on an antique oak door, is very much admired. 












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59 



Design No. 391 is a plain, straight¬ 
forward house, as is readily seen. 
A house of this description can he 
nicely planned and very convenient¬ 
ly arranged inside. The exterior is 
composed of clapboards and the roof 
is of slate. On the first floor are 
contained the hall, parlor, dining 
room, sitting room, kitchen and 
pantry. The second floor contains 
six bed rooms and a bath. There 
are also three rooms in the attic and 
the cellar contains the heater, coal 
bins, cold closets, servants’ toilet, 
etc. The trim throughout is of Washington cedar, finished natural. The house is heated through¬ 
out with steam direct. 


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A Neat Residence. 


[ Copyrighted ,\ 



Design No. 549. —The syna¬ 
gogue, the picture of which is 
here shown, is in style strictly 
Moorish. The entire outside is 
shingled. The globe in the 
centre and the roof of the 
towers on either side are of 
copper. 

In the basement are contained 
two Sunday-school rooms, coat 
closets and lavatories. On the 
first floor is an elaborate lobby 
executed in quartered oak, 
which leads into the auditorium, 
which is 30' 0 , x52' O '. The altar 
is situated in the east, according 
to the Jewish law, and over the 
altar is the gallery for the choir 
and organ. The interior of the 
auditorium is finished in North 
Carolina pine. The ceiling is 
dome shaped and is 15' 0" high 
in the clear. All the plastering is rough sand finished throughout. A synagogue of this kind L 
admirably adapted for a town like Orange, N. J., or any small place that has but thirty or forty 
members to support it. This building was erected complete for the sum of $4,000. This figure does 
not include pews or church furniture of any kind except the altar. 


[Design No. 549.] [Copyrighted.'] 

Synagogue on Cleveland Street. Orange, N. J. 


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No. 301 J A Neat Residence. 





































































































































































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61 





T here is usually 
very little thought 
devoted to a stable, while 
there really ought to be 
quite a little time and 
consideration spent upon 
it, at least, on the ex¬ 
terior, which is very 
often sadly neglected. 
The exterior design of a 
stable should harmonize 
with the design of the 
house. It is not neces¬ 
sary to make the stable 
look like a house, which 
is very often done; but 
to make a neat and at¬ 
tractive design on the 
same lines as that of the 
house. 


weather-beaten 
the first floor, 



Design No. 184 is the house for Mr. S. F. Jenner, to bo built at Netherwood, N. J. The 

porch columns and foundation walls are of brown stone rubble. All the balance of the 
exterior is shingled with Jersey cedar shingles stained to represent the old 
gables of “Nantucket.” The house is 28x40 feet in size, and contains, on 
a large reception hall, with a beautifully carved staircase in quartered oak. 

The parlor is 17' 0"xl3' 0", and is fin¬ 
ished in primavera or white mahogany, 
cabinet finished. The dining room, 
which is next to parlor, is 17x15 feet in 
size. This room contains a large brick 
mantel with terra-cotta panels on the 
side jambs. The dining room is finished 
in mahogany and silver in the Empire 
style. There are silver “fleur delis” 
around the base and trim, making a 
very rich and beautiful contrast with 
the polished finish of the mahogany. 

The kitchen and butlers pantry are 
finished in ash. The kitchen contains 
a large marble sink and Imperial por¬ 
celain wash trays. 

On the second floor there are three 
bed rooms and a bath. The front bed 
room is finished in curly birch in the 
natural. The second bed room and 
hall bed room are finished in cypress. 

The bath room has a tiled floor, 
wainscot frieze and ceiling, and inter¬ 
mediate between the frieze and wainscot are plate-glass mirrors. The fixtures are of white 
porcelain, and all exposed pipe are nickel-plated. The reason for there being only three 
bed rooms on the second floor is that Mr. Jenner has but a family of three, counting him¬ 
self. This house is being built complete, with mantels and gas fixtures, for fifty-five hundred 

(15500) dollars. 





























































































[Design No. 184 ] ■ HOUSE FOR S. F. JENNER, NeTHERWOOD. N. J. 

















































































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63 



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[Design No. 367.~[ 


A Pleasing Cottage. 


[ Copyrighted .] 


Design No. 411 has a pleasing facade. All unnecessary ornamentation is avoided so as to 
bring the cost of the cottage to a surprisingly low figure. On the first floor of the cottage are 
the parlor, dining room, butler's pantry, kitchen and laundry; also a large reception hall, which is 
finished in hard wood. On the second floor are three bed rooms and a bath room. There are also 
three large rooms in the attic. In the basement there are coal closets, store rooms, etc. The cellar 
extends under the entire house and is concreted throughout. The plastering in this house, instead 
of being the regular two or three coat work, has but one coat of brown mortar, brought down to an 
even surface and then tinted while wet. The ’effect of this, if properly done, is very beautiful and 


cheapens the work considerably. All the rooms 
finished in North Carolina pine. This house can b( 
sum of thirty-five hundred ($3500) dollars. 



throughout the house without exception are 
built complete, including hot-air heat, for the 



Plan of Design No. 411. 


The author is protected by the copyright laws of the United States, and hereby warns all persons not to use any of the drawings in this book without first securing 

the consent of the owner. 


































































































































































































































































































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Factories apparently require very 
little thought to erect ; so, at least, 
think those persons who evidently 
do not know. 

The first thing that presents itself 
is the construction, which should be 
as simple as possible. This is one of 
the fundamental principles of fac¬ 
tory building — simplicity. Second 

to be considered is economy, and 
third, adaptability. To make the 
building adaptable for its various 
requirements is by far the most 
arduous task for the architect, for he must acquaint himself with the various processes of man¬ 
ufacture of the articles that are to be made in the factory. He must also get the exact weight 
of all machinery, so that he may make the floors heavy enough. On the whole, a factory, to 
be well planned in every detail, requires fully as much time as other buildings. 


[Design No. 120.] [Copyrighted.] 

Factory for the American Porpoise Shoe Lace Company 
Summit Street, Newark, N. J. 


THE PRESERVATION OF WOODS. 



What causes the decay of timber ? This, apparently, is a simple question, yet hard to answer, 
on account of the conflicting theories. However, the most plausible of these theories is that 
the air is laden with clouds of germs, agents of decomposition, ever ready to settle down and 
develop upon matter suitable to their growth. 

The use of antiseptics for the preservation of wood has come into almost common use, 
some of the best of which I will quote: First, the use of the coal tar oils. This is commonly 
called creosoting, and makes a very good preservative. Another is the oil of cedar, which 
was used by the Egyptians for em¬ 
balming. Bitumen can also be used 
to advantage in keeping wood sound. 

There are also many preparations, 
which are very good, the best, per¬ 
haps, being ligni salvor. 

The collapsing of buildings is 
often caused by timber falling to 
decay, or dry rot, and if the pre¬ 
caution were taken to prepare the 
timber properly, many disastrous 
accidents would be avoided. 


[Design No. 121.] [Copyrighted.] 

Factory for Mr. A. Rosenwasser, 

Corner Morris and Thirteenth Aye., Newark, N. J. 






































































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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 



Design No. 335.—There are 
two cottages of this design 
erected at Allenhurst, N. J., 
for Mr. M. Scheuer. The ex¬ 
terior is attractive and is 
composed of Adrginia pine 
clapboards, and the roof is of 
shingles. 

The interiors of these houses 
are laid out with a view to 
economy of space. The first 
floor contains a large hall, 
parlor, dining room, butler’s 
pantry, kitchen and smoking 
room, the second floor five bed 
rooms and a bath. There are 
two rooms in the attic and a 
laundry and coal rooms in 
The interior is 
trimmed in North Carolina 
pine throughout. These houses cost to build complete, with hot-air heating, gas fixtures, mantels 
and hardwood floors, twenty-six hundred ($2600) dollars. 






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[Design Xo. 335.] Mr. M. SGHEUER’s HOUSE, ALLENHURST, N.J. [Copyrighted.]^? cellar ; 




Plans of Mr. Scheuer's House. 


Design No. 359 represents a style of cottage 
which is suitable either for seashore or country. 
It has a very pleasing appearance and is grace¬ 
fully massed. All unnecessary ornamentation is 
avoided so as to bring the cost of the cottage to 
a surprisingly low figure. The sides are covered 
with clapboards united at angles. The roof is 
shingled. 

The porch on side is of good size, and if it were 
carried around the front, it would enhance the 
appearance of the cottage greatly. 

There is a cellar under the entire house. The 
reception hall has a plain but artistic stairway 


of ash. The parlor is finished in white wood. 
The dining room has an attractive mantel and 
a large bay window and contains a china closet. 
There is a butler's pantry between the dining 
room and kitchen. There is also a sink and all 
the necessary fixtures. 

All bed rooms on the second floor are finished 
in North Carolina pine. 

The building is heated throughout with a hot-air 
furnace. Outside measurement of building is 
2G feet 6 inches by 34 feet 9 inches. 

This building can be built complete for twenty- 
three hundred ($2300) dollars. 















































































































































































































































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[Design No. 312.~\ [Copyrighted.\ 

Design No. 312. —This house is not designed in any one style of architecture, but is rather 
made up of several different styles, throwing together a very pleasing mass that favors colonial 
architecture in that its most salient features are in that style. 

The house above the foundation is entirely of frame, the outside being composed of Virginia 
pine clapboards. 




Plans of Design No. 312. 








































































































































































































































































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[.Design No. 314.\ 


“A Common Sense House.” 


[Copyrighted.\ 


Design No. 314 is a very sensible house for a 
man of moderate means to build. The exterior 
is neat and attractive, while the interior is eco¬ 
nomically and comfortably arranged. 

The entrance hall is eighty feet wide and con¬ 


tains an easy platform stairs leading to second 
floor. The hall is finished in ash. 

The parlor, which is 12X15' 0", is finished in 
blue enamel, and has a very pretty mantel, with 
tile hearth and fire place finished in same manner. 



Leading from the par¬ 
lor is the dining room, 
which is also accessible 
from the hall. This room 
is 12'xl5' 0", and is fin¬ 
ished in cypress. It has 
a large square bay win¬ 
dow and two corner 
china closets. 

The rooms on the sec¬ 
ond floor are all finished 
in cypress stained ma¬ 
hogany. There are three 
rooms in the attic in ad¬ 
dition to those shown. 

A concreted cellar is 
under the entire house. 
The heating is the hot¬ 
air and water system. 

This house can be 
built complete, including 
mantels and gas fixtures, 
for the sum of three 
thousand ($3,000) dollars. 


Plans of Design No. 314. 













































































































































































































































































































































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Under the head of foundations I have tried to tell what to avoid, and what is conducive to a 
good foundation. Therefore, the next thing to consider in a frame house is the framing of the house 
itself, but at the outset there are several questions that present themselves. The first one is, what 
kind of timber is to be used. The practice hereabouts is mainly to use spruce or hemlock, both of 
which have their weak points. Spruce is apt to twist out of shape, while hemlock is very brittle. 
But for ordinary frame buildings either of these woods can be used, spruce being a little preferable. 
White pine is far superior to those above named, but on account of the cost is not used much in con¬ 
struction. There are two principles of house framing in use, both of which are shown in the illus¬ 
trations. The first is the braced construction and the second the balloon-frame construction. In 
either the starting point of the whole is the sill, a line of timbers running around the whole 
outline of the ground plan of the house, securely fastened at all angles, and usually 4x6 inches 
in size. Upon this, in the braced frame, stands the posts at the corners, and perhaps intermediate posts 
will be required. These also are 4x6. 

A close examination of the two sketches herewith shown will show the different points in the 
two constructions, as the limited space of this book precludes any elaborate description. 

The braced frame with paper fire stops is really the best. What I mean by fire stops is to 
brick-fill between the studding, then by closing or stopping up any air shaft or passage that is 
always so conducive to the burning of a building. 

The paper placed between the sheathing and the shingles should never be neglected, as it 
makes a house warm in winter and cool in summer. 




















































































































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COMPLETE AND ACCURATE . . 

Plans and Specifications Furnished 

TOGETHER WITH . 

Thorough Superintendence 


. . FOR . . 



Commercial Buildings, 
School Houses, 
Residences, 

Factories, 

Churches, 

Hotels, Etc. 


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MAIN OFFICE: 

Prudential Building, 


BRANCH OFFICE: 

505 Main Street, 


Newark, N. J. 


Asbury Park, N. J. 


i^TEUEPHONI 


Correspondence Solicited. 


“An Endeavor to Please.” 





LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


73 


America’s Best Building Stone 

THE PASSAIC QUARRY COMPANY’S FAMOUS 
BELLEVILLE CRAY AND BROWN STONE 


IS QUARRIED BY 


Passaic Quarry Co. 

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Enfcurino. 


/Circulars, Price 

List and Samples 
of Stone will be sent, 
charges paid, on appli= 
cation . . 

Direct Water Route 
from Quarry to New 
York City . . 


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H. li. BOWMAN, 

Pres, and Treas. 



MR. SELIG SCHELTER’S HOUSE, NEWARK, N. J. 


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appearing 


LIE HIS rare Stone can 
* now be had in large 
quantities under prompt 
deliveries from this 
Company . . 

We take no contract 
that we cannot prompt¬ 
ly fill . . 


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A. B. SHITH, 
Vice=Pres. and Sec’y- 


New York Office, Potter Building, 38 Park Row, Rooms 208-213, 

QUARRIES AT AVONDALE, N. J. 


Capacity: 1,000 Cubic Feet Per Day. 


READ OUR AGREEMENT OF GUARANTY TO PURCHASERS. 













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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


Schmidt & Stopper, 


HOUSE 


AND DECORATIVE 





PAPER HANGING 

TINTING. 

KALSOHINING . . 



Banners, Transparencies, Pictorial fainting. 


ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 


Signs of Every Description. 


FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 


Estimates Cheerfully Given. 


53 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, NEWARK, N. J. 

















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Parquet Floors and 
Moorish Fret Wori^ 


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X RECEIVED AT % 

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BOUGHTON & TERWILLIGER 


ESTIMATES 
FURNISHED 
FREE!— 



For Parlors. Halls, 
Libraries. Sitting, 
Bath, and Dining 
Rooms, Offices. 
Stores, Ac., and 
BORDERS 
for RUCJS. 
AlsoManufacturer 
of Egyptian and 
]>I oorisli Fret 
\Vork, (irillcM, 
Folding Screens. 

__ I Fire Screens, <fcc. 

Branches: —KOUUI1TON TERWILLIUKR. 

2Z& St», under5th Ave. Hotel. N Y, and 2>36 Fulton St , Brooklva. 



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SEND FOR .... 

OUR 

ILLUSTRATED 

CATALOGUE 


We are the Largest Manufacturers in our line in the 

United States. 


ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 


Boughton & Terwilliger, 

23d STREET, Fifth Avenue Hotel, NEW YORK CITY. 


302 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN. 
























76 LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 

EDWARD M. CAFF ALL. HENRY G. CAFF ALL. 

Caffall Brothers’ 


IMPROVED PATENTED 


HXHatcv»|p>rooftiuj process ® uilbms . 





FA.*. tf~> *, 


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ALL KINDS OF-— 

Stone , 

Brick, 1 

Terra=Cotta , f PEMIIENIII 
Marble, PRESERVED 

Cement , y 

Stucco , Etc . 

Without 1 FROM 

Change \ Dampness, 

° f \ Weather=Stains 

Appear= j and 

ance. ( Decay. 


IRefercnccs: 


William H. Lehman .Architect 

Prudential Building, Newark, N. J. 

Henry J. Hardenberg, New York.Architect 

Cady, Berg & See, New York.Architects 

Bloodgood & Lund, New York.Architects 

John B. Snook & Son, New York.Architects 

Brunner & Tryon, New York.Architects 

Kimball & Thompson, New York.Architects 

Harding & Gooch, New Y T ork.Architects 

Albert Wagner, New York.Architects 

Bichard H. Hunt. New York.Architect 

Marc Eidlitz & Son, New York.Builders 

Richard Deeyes & Son, New York.Builders 

John J Tucker, New York.Builder 

and many others. 


The Obelisk, The Central Park, New York, Being; Waterproofed and Preserved 
by the “ Caffall Process.” (See Report.) 


WESTERN OFFICE: Room 1007, 100 Washington Street, CHICAGO. 


General Offices: 


NEW YORK. „,I iSSrs** 


HARTFORD BUILDING, 
41 UNION SQUARE, 




































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


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“Perfect” Portable Furnace. 


“ Perfect ” 

HEATING 

FURNACES 

AND 

RANGES 

Are Superior Goods in 
Every Respect. 



Being largely specified by leading architects on account of their attractive features, they plcase_ everyone. 


RICHARDSON & BOYNTON CO., Manufacturers , 

232 and 234 WATER STREET, NEW YORK. 

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RRATT & LAMBERT, 

(INCORPORATED.) 


Makers of Fine Varnishes. 


OUR SPECIALTIES~~-nv 

Spar Finishing (for exteriors.) 

No. 38 Preservative | ,, . . 

- for interiors 

No. 110 Cabinet ) 

No. 61 Floor Varnish (for floors.) 


OFFICES : 

47 .JOHN and 5 DUTCH STREET. NEW YORK. 
370 to 378 TWENTY-SIXTH STREET, CHICAGO 
21 and 23 ST. ANTIONE STREET, MONTREAL. 
1652 RIDGE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA. 


FACTORIES: 

LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 

MONTREAL, CANADA. 











































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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


L. Rehmann. 
(Numbing, 

STEAM and HOT WATER HEATING 

AND SANITARY ENGINEER. 


Galvanized Iron Cornices and Skylights, Tin Roofing, Etc. 


ALUMINUM 





11 SOUTH ORANGE AVE.. 

NEWARK, N. J. 


JAMES MORAN & SON, 


©ontpaetop§, 



—AND MASONS. 

800 Broad Street, 
Newark, N. J. 


BOX 6 "* r 

BUILDERS AND 
TRADERS EXCHANGE. 













































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


79 


Russell & Erwin 


Manufacturers of 


ARTISTIC HARDWARE 


FOR BRONZE, BRASS 
and IRON HETALS 



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Manufacturing Co. 


FINE DOOR LOCKS 




Manufacturers of 


FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS 
and RESIDENCES 


Russell & Erwin 
Manufacturing Co. 

WAREHOUSE and 
SAMPLE ROOHS 
43, 45 and 47 
CHAMBERS STREET, 
NEW YORK CITY 


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Ludolph Kiesewetter, 


PLUMBING, 

• • • I , _ 

and STEAM FITTING 


HOT AIR FURNACES, HOT WATER HEATING. iCj 

Estimates Given Free. 


All Work Guaranteed. 

Repairing of AH Kinds Promptly Done. 



179 CLINTON AVENUE, 

NEAR QUITMAN STREET, 


NEWARK, N. J. 

















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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


Sink 



With PORCELAIN BACK and 

HINGED ASH DRAIN-BOARDS. 


(Patent Applied For.) 



COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS. PLATE 134Q-G. 

Imperial Porcelain Ware, with its substantial thickness, fine glaze, and beauti¬ 
ful appearance, is the ideal material for Sanitary appliances. Great reduction in the 
price of Imperial Porcelain Ware. 

Send for Revised Price-list. 

The Hinged Drain-Board marks another advance in Sanitary Science. It is 
strong, durable, and constructed so as not to warp or shrink. For cleaning or when 
not in use the Drain-Boards can he turned up against the wall. The Sink-Back, being 
made of glazed porcelain, will not stain or discolor. 


THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, 

84 to 90 Beekman Street, New York. 


311 and 313 WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO. 
332 and 334 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON. 


WAIN WRIGHT BUILDING, ST. LOUIS. 
FLOOD BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO. 





















































































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F. ENGELBERGER. 


W. H. BARKHORN. 


Engelberger & Barkhorn, 

MANUFACTURERS OR 

Doors, 5 a 5fy’ Blinds, /T\oij!di^s, 

FRAMES, BRACKETS. GLAZED WINDOWS. 

^DRESSED LUMBERS 


Office and Factory: Cor. HOWARD and HERCER STS., 

<5»-'Ine:wark in. j. 

Warerooms: 305-309 SPRINGFIELD AVE. 

TELEPHONE 801. 





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FINE BRASS AND BRONZE METAL GOODS 

A SPECIALTY. 


New York Warehouse: 24 & 26 MURRAY STREET. 


Factories: NEW BRITAIN, CONN. 


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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 



BN JOg THE COMFORTS OF A 
WARM HOME . . . 


Hot Water Heaters, 
Steam Boilers, 
Radiators. 


For F.fficiency, Durability and Economy 
they are Unequalled. 


Send for Pamphlet 

“ How Best to heat Our Homes.” 


Gurney Healer pity. company, 

HEAD OFFICE: 

163 FRANKLIN STREET, COT. Congress, BOSTON, MASS. 

NEW YORK BRANCH; 

AS CENTRE STREET. NEW YORK CITY, 


Instruct Your Heating Contractor to Base His Esti¬ 
mate on the “ Gurney ” to Insure Success. 


































































































LEIIMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


8 3 


JOHN BECKINGHAM, 

Electrician. 

Burglar Alarms, Gas Lighting 
and Electric Light Wiring. 

ELECTRIC BELLS, 

DOOR OPENERS, 

SPEAKING TUBES, 


Motel and House Annunciators. 
Incandescent Lighting a Specialty. 


No. 740 BROAD STREET, 

NEWARK, N. J. 


MAGNESIA and 
MAGNABESTOS 


Sectional Coverings 



BLOCKS 

and 

PLASTER 

COVERINGS 


Asbestos Mill Board, 

Lining & Building Felt, Hair Felt 



NOTE.--We handle the Original and Only 
Carbonate of Magnesia Covering, containing 
90 Per Cent. Pure; all other coverings have 
practically none. Send for tests. 


RESIDENCE: 205 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE, 
Between 13th and S. O. Aves. 


Esiimaies lurnisned lor on Kinds oi Electrical work, mi work Guaranteed 


ROBERT A. KEASBEY, 

54 Warren Street, New York. 

TEL., 1515 CORTLANDT. 


E. Q. SOLTMANN 

(ESTABLISHED 1880.) 

Importer and Manufacturer of 


.STORfl. 

Manufacturing Co. 





ELECTRIC. . . 
BELT-POWER 
HAND . 



ELEVATORS 

-AND- 


Architects’ and 


DUMB WAITERS 


Engineers’ Supplies. 


Refrigerator Rooms ; 
Zantzinger Patents. 


119 FULTON STREET , 

NEW YORK. 


FOOT OF CENTRE STREET 

NEWARK, N. J. 


































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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 



P. WARD 


Chandeliers, &c. 
for Gas and Electric Light. 

“A Barber is all right to cut your liair, 

But good chandelier work is not done there.” 

Moral —Stop in and see the new Show-Room, 


785 BROAD STREET <2d floor,) NEWARK, N. J. 


PAPER HANGING 


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DECO-RATING 



MORRIS COHN 


MNewarb 


HyJs/t <-'■ . 


'myioi>:ioi>-ioixiQr 


DECORATIVE PAINTING 


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LIG N I-SALVOR. 

REST AND CHEAPEST WOOD PRESERVER, SHINGLE STAIN, 

STABLE DISINFECTANT. GIVES UNEXCELLED PROTECTION 
TO ALL WOOD WORK against rot, dry rot, decay and fungus growth. 
Just the thing for painting frame houses in the country and at the 
seaside. 

A SHINGLE STAIN of a beautiful warm brownish tone, prevents 
warping and cracking of shingles and preserves them. 

A DISINFECTANT OF THE HIGHEST EFFICIENCY of inestimable 
value for painting stables, dog kennels and chicken coops. Prevents 
horses from chewing the manger, etc. 

A PRIMING COAT UNDER PAINT, OR A SUBSTITUTE FOR 
SAME ON EXPOSED PLACES. Used extensively by Foreign Govern* 
ments for over 20 years. Awarded first prizes and medals wherever 
exhibited. Easily applied by dipping, soaking or applying with paint 
brush. Always ready. No expensive plant required. Further par* 
ticulars and circulars of WILLIAM MENZEL & SON, 

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada, 

64 Broad St., New York. 



















































































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


85 


AUGUST CARLEWITZ, 


8>ecjlptop Wr- 

MODELER AND MANUFACTURER OF 

Art Decorations in Piaster Paris, Carton Pierre and Composition for 
Ecclesiastical, Public and Private Buildings. 

♦♦♦♦♦♦ 

—Statuary in Jfretel— 

♦♦♦♦♦♦ 

83 & 85 PLANE ST. AND 46 & 48 EAGLE ST., NEWARK, N. J. 

BETWEEN ORANGE AND JAMES STREETS. 


♦♦♦♦♦♦ 

Goods sent to any part of the country without danger of breakage. 

Patent Cornices, Centre Pieces, Friezes, Capitals, Corbels, Wreaths, Garlands, Medalions, etc. 
Patent Relief Fine Art Fresco Painting. 

Designs and Estimates cheerfully given at very short notice at reasonable rates. 


VAN STEENBERG & CLARK 


BLUE 

S TONE, 


TELEPHONE 507 A. 


Flagging, Curbing and Dressed Blue Stone, 


Branch Office, 

506 Prudential Building, 
Telephone Call, 1037. 


OGDEN & GOUVERNEUR STREETS, 

NEWARK, N. J. 



RON, STEEL AND METALS 

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STRUCTURAL IRON 
HEAVY HARDWARE 
CORRUGATED SHEETS 
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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


8<; 


“HOFFMAN” Rosendale Cement 


BUILDERS 

Should call for it. 


BEING TPjE BEST 

It is the Cheapest. 

SUPERIOR 

For Heavy Masonry. 



ARCHITECTS 

Should specify it. 


Uniform in Quality, 

It is Always Reliable. 


TENSILE STRAIN 

Unexcelled. 


In competitive tests “HOFFMAN” is always ahead. 


FOR PRICES AND OTHER INFORMATION APPLY TO 


T. B. Osborne, i J gpoadway, ' ERNEST R. ACKERMAN, 


Chas. D. Stout, • 

Gen’l Sales Agents. 




NEW YORK CITY. 


1 


President. 


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ESTABLISHED 18SO. 


The Thatcher Furnace Co., 

240 Water Street, New York. 



MANUFACTURERS OF THE' 


Celebrated 

Cbateber 

jfurnaee 


.AND... 


IRaitae 



Also STEAM and HOT WATER HEATERS. 


Specified by architects and sold extensively by the trade. 

Send for Catalogue. 


Works : Newark, N. J. 
























































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


87 


£bc beet 


IRange 


Closet mabc 

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STANDARD M'F’Q CO. 

PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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3 

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$ 

£ 

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NEW YORK: 

8 EAST FORTY=SECOND STREET. 



® UR Syphon Jet Range Closet has met with unqualified success 
wherever tried, and is without doubt the most perfect Range Closet 
in the market to-day. It has been adopted by the U. S. Government, Public 
Schools of New York city, Pittsburgh and other cities, in addition to a large 
number of asylums, factories, etc. They are all set up and tested before 
leaving our factory, and need only to be connected to insure perfect action. 

We also make a complete line of section and single Lavatories, Wash- 
Sinks, Urinals, etc., of new designs, which are meeting with much favor for 
factory and public use, all of the same high quality as our celebrated Baths. 
Send for circular. 


Telephone No. 259. 

A. SCHRAFFT & CO., 

Lumber Yard 

°od Mouldirjg Mil! 

Lumber, Sash, Doors and Blinds, House Trim and Mill Work. 

Schrafft’s Pressed Corner Blocks and Picture Mouldings. 

Turned and Carved Wood Mouldings. 

OFFICE, YARD AND HILL: 

66 to 79 Jackson Street, 

Newark, N. J. 
























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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


J. A. TOSCANI c& CO., 

MANUFACTURERS OR 

Roman and Venetian Marble 

Mosaics Terrazzo Work 

TILING OF ALL KINDS AND CERAMIC MOSAIC. 


Designs and Estimates Cheerfully Given on Application. 


207 EAST 36th STREET, 


Near Third Avenue, 


New York. 


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ESSEX 
LUMBER CO., 

200 PASSAIC STREET, 

Foot Gouverneur, 

NEWARK, N. J. 

TELEPHONE 999 B. 



John F. Monahan 

STONE 

WORKS. 

Contractor for all kinds of 

CUT STONE. 


Timber , 

North Carolina Pine 

...AND... 

Mill Work Specialties. 


IOI, 103, 105 PASSAIC AVENUE, 

EAST NEWARK, N. J. 



LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES 


89 


52 Duryee Street, 
Newark, N. J. 


ALFRED METZGER, 


DESIGNER AND MANUFACTURER OF. . . 


WH£ 54 °$ 


plained and Leaded 

^ Q lass 


FOR CHURCHES, 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, 
PRIVATE RESIDENCES. 


Memorial Windows 

IN OPALESCENTS 
A SPECIALTY. 


DESIGNS AND ESTIMATES ON APPLICATION. 




90 


LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


R. A. Schoenberg & Co. 


$ t 

S ^ O -<G>. 

* $ 

Electric 
Gas Lighting 

AND Burglar Alarms 

t * 

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344 COLUMBUS AVENUE, 

Between 76th and 7 7 th Streets 


BRANCHES: 422 and 512 Columbus Avenue 


Telephone Call, 244 Columbus 


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LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


91 



T. B. CRYER & CO. 


Members Am. So. of H. and V . ling. 



26, 28, 30 LAWRENCE ST., NEWARK, N. J. 


N. Y. & N. J. TELEPHONE, 650. New YorK Office, 

NEWARK “ 206. 235 WATER STREET. 


STEAM, HOT WATER HEATING asd 
VENTILATING APPARATUS WVritm L 4¥ HS 


ROYAL HEATERS. 


The Only Firm in'New Jersey Making 
the Heating and Ventilating of Build¬ 
ings Their Exclusive Business . . . 


ESTIMATES 

ON APPLICATION 




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MANUFACTURERS OF 

“ROYAL HEATERS 


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HOT WATER 
STEAM 
HOT AIR 
COMBINATION 


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235 Water Street, 


Works, Utica, N. Y. 


New York. 






































































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LEHMAN ’S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


Ring’s 


WiQdsor Asbestos Cerrjent 
d Cement Dry Mortar, 


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The former to be used with Saint. 

The latter (being already mixed with sand) requires but the addition of water. 




Cbe 

IP metical 
Cestimong 

of the great merits and 
appreciation of our 

'CUlin&sor 

Cement 

is, that leading architects 
throughout the country 
have called for it on their 
best and most costly 
structures, while archi¬ 
tects generally li a v e 
specified it for all kinds 
and grades of buildings, 
expensive and inexpen¬ 
sive, as extra cost does 
not debar its use on even 
the humblest cottage. 
A/iiiioH-s of Bands of it 
hare been used within the 
last three years. 






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HR. SUHEUER’S HOUSE PLASTERED WITH KINO’S WINDSOR CEMENT. 

J. B. King & Co., Feb. 17, 1897. 

Gentlemen : 

I take pleasure in saying for the benefit of the public—or those persons about to build—that I 
have used your Windsor Cement in my new house, and it makes a perfect plastering for walls. 

Yours truly, 

Selig Scheuer. 

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J. B. KING & CO., 

Sole Patentees and Manufacturers, 

21-24 STATE STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 

















































































































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


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Passmore, 

Meeker 

JOHN L. MEEKER, 
wn. PASSriORE flEEKER 
JAdES B. PINNEO. 

DESIGNERS AND 

MANUFACTURERS 


& Co. 


Established 1838. 



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HEADSTONES 


AND CEMETERY WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 


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MARBLES 
TILES 


FOR INTERIORS OF BUILDINGS. FINE CABINET WORK 
FROM ARCHITECTS’ DESIGNS. 


192 Market Street, 


Granite and Marble Works, 

192 MARKET STREET. 

Wood Mantel Factory, 

15 MECHANIC STREET, 


Telephone 123, 

NEWARK, N. J. 


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Jusf Below 
Jacob's Theatre 
on Opposite Side 


PRIOR & VERPILLIER, 

L.RCEST estabushmbrt ,n the state. ^88 and 290 Washington Street, Newark, N. J. 

GDobclcts ant) designers , . . Manufacturers of plaster fEnricbmcnts, 

papier Macbc Ornaments, Carton picric decorations, artificial Marble Casters in Cements. 



A FEW OF OUR REFERENCES: 

Clinton Avenue Baptist Church. 
Dwellings: John F. Drycien, Broad Street. 

Benjamin Mayo, Clinton Avenue. 
Robert Balentine. Washington St. 
Fred Stoutenburg, Clinton Avenue. 
Richard Hahn. Clinton Avenue. 

A. Babcock, Clinton Avenue. 

Dr. Ostman, Clinton Avtenue. 

J. C. Smith, Clinton Avenue. 

Stores & Resorts : Strobell Bros., Florists, Broad St. 

The Cosmos, Clay and Broad Sts. 
Murray’s, Market Street. 


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SCROLL SAWING. 
COLUMNS. 

BRACKETS, 

PORCH RAILS, 

REEDED STOCK. 

STAIR WORK. 

STEPS AND RISERS. 
NEWELLS. 

RAILS AND BALUSTERS. 


John M. Laight, 


PROPRIETOR OF 


puiiy rtir\K cull. 


ESTIMATES FURNISHED 
ON ALL WORK. 


505-511 MAIN ST., 

Asbury Park, N. J. 


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WINDOW FRAMES. 

SASH AND BLINDS. 

DOORS AND FRAMES. 

TRIM AND ALL MOULDINGS 
TO FINISH A HOUSE. 
STORE FRONTS AND 
PLATE GLASS SET. 

GLASS IN STOCK. 

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No other bath can be more clean and sweet inside and out, nor more easily kept so; and the com¬ 
fort of its broad rim is not found elsewhere. Besides, no other bath of sanitary construction is built 
for much less than four times its price. Look it up for yourself. J* J* j* j* j* j* 


























































































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


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Formerly at FOURTH AVENUE and OGDEN STREET. 

WILLIAM J. DORN, 

ARCHITECTURAL 
and CABINET. 

Wood CarVer I 5 Designer 

SOLE AGENT FOR THE 


Purdy Composition 
Ornaments 


MEURER BROS. CO., 


BROOKLYN, N. Y. 


BRANDS OF 


^uarantecb a nb St ampe b 

IRooftng Cm 


Suitable for Interior and 
Exterior decorations. 

HEURER’S GENUINE TINNED IRON SHEETS 
“ OLD METHOD 

268 and 270 MARKET STREET, .« roofing 

MacFarland Building, NEWARK, N. J. FLUSHING, PULLMAN 


Wallace & Co., 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

patent Slate Masb Hubs 
anb tllbantels ——l 

SINKS, URINALS, TANKS, 

HEARTHS, SILLS. 

Slate Stoops and Casket Boxes to Order 

CENTRAL AVENUE, 

Near Warren Street, 

NEWARK, N. J. 


Bradley & 
Currier Co. 



Mantels, Grates, Tiles, 

Fine Interior Cabinet Work, 
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Etc. 



119 and 121 WEST 23rd STREET, - 
NEW YORK. 








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JOHN AUSTIN, 
(Carpenter 

and 3 u *Jder. 

ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS A SPECIALTY. 


City Work Done Without Interference to 
Business and Carefully Supervised. 


Address 5 COMMERCE STREET, 
NEWARK, N. J. 


-Telephone Call Lehman No. 22. 


Jobbing Promptly Attended To. Estimates Furnished. 


E. G. SOLTMANN COMPO-BOARD DEPARTMENT, 

164 W. 46 STREET (Near Broadway), NEW Y^RK, 
General Agents for 

Compo-Board, Compo-Cave, Compo-Blackboard 

Sample of COMPO-BOARD sent on application. 

Out-of-town purchasers can get ESTIMATES, including FREIGHT 
DELIVERY, by sending sizes and shipping directions to above address. 



WHY IT MAKES A WARM WALL LINING! 

NU and 5.HEAVY PAPER ,sih.THICK.N'2 a*o4.AIR TIGHTCEMENT.N-3.WOO0EN SLATS 

Principal lengths are 8, 9, 10, 12 and 16 feet. 


The Warmest, Best and Cheapest Substitute for Lath and Plaster 


4x16 feet of surface may be covered with a single board. 



Prices of Compo = Board (single lined): 

Carloads, 3c ; 5,000 feet or over, 3tc.; 3,000 feet or over, 3Ac.; 
10,000 feet or over, 3Jc. square foot. 


Smaller lots at slight advance. F.O.B. WAREROOMS, NEW YORK. 
Architects, Builders, etc., send for further information. 




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Window Shade?) 

The house is not finished until the shades are hung, and care 
should be taken to bang them right. We hang them right and 
GUARANTEE THE WORK. 


The Largest Variety of Colors and Quality 

Imported Scotch Holland, with best linen fringes. 
Lonsdale Holland, with silk tassels. 

American Sun Fast, with brass or nickel rings. 

GUARANTEED NOT TO FADE. 

EMPIRE OPAQUE SHADINGS FOR STORES. 

Estimates are cheerfully furnished by mail. 

Samples of any of the above goods will be sent free. 

Frederick Ehmaim, 


441 PLANE STREET, 
NEWARK, N. J. 












































































LEHMAN'S CITY AND SUBURBAN HOMES. 


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BUNDY STEAM HEATER. 

TVT tliat you are going to 

I i V_y VV build, send for our 

ENCYCLOPEDIA 2, 

And learn how to keep •warm with 
a third less fuel. 



Kunpy Steam Trap. 

“ Exhaust Head, 

Steam and Oil Separator. 
Feed Water Heater, 
Insulation (boiler .covering), 
“ Low Water Alarm, 

“ Hydrox Trap. 



NEW YORK, 66=68 Centre St. 
NEWARK, N. J., 69 Hudson St. 
Works: JERSEY CITY, N. J. 


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BUNDY LA VILLA HEATER. 




REMEMBER, 


Josh Billings 
says: 


“It takes a hep uv 
luv to keep a woman 
happy in a kold hous.” 


m Blow® & SOM, 

Chandeliers, Gas-’Electric Fixtures 

CONTRACTS FOR ELECTRIC WIRING BELLS AND LIGHTING. 

BRONZING AND REGILDINC A SPECIALTY. 


JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 


No. 36 Bank Street, 


NEWARK, 


N. J. 





















































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CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., 

'7€3 E3sskman Strs«et, N. V. 

Manufacturers of Every Description of 


WIRE LATH 



SHOWING KEY OF /lORTAR 


“CLINTON” Fireproof Lath, Cheapest and Best in the flarket. 

SAMPLES AND PRICES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. 


E. JVL WALDRON 

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Mason 

Builder 


Esta blished 1860—Incorporated 1872. 

New York Roofing Co., 

CONTRACTORS 

Roofing and Paving 

Water-Tight Floors, Vault Covering, Insulating, Etc. 

ESSEX ARTIFICIAL STONE 
AND ASPHALT WORK .... 

Roofing Materials and Portland Cement. 


^ ^ ^ 17=19 Division St., Newark, N. J. 

[OPPOSITE MORRIS & ESSEX R. R. DEPOT.] 


OFFICE— -* 

Builders’ and Traders’ Exchange, 
22 Clinton St., Newark, N. J. 


Residence, 67 Littleton Avenue. 


HOBOKEN OFFICE - 

rsio. 5S First Street. 

Telelphone Calls — 

ST’S Newark; S5 Hoboken 

Members of Builders’ and Traders’ Exchange 











NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, 
PATERSON, N. J. 



ON EVERY BAG. 
BEWARE OF 
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¥ 5 the Original Prepared Dry Mortar and the highest achievement from every point of view for covering 
* lath. Costs no more than a good job of old=fashioned three=coat work, completing same weeks sooner, 
with perfectly healthy walls and ceilings that stay under every condition. 

A million buildings plastered. 25,000 architects endorse it. 

We are making a great impression in slow=burning wood construction — Baker’s Patent, rights of 
manufacturing we now control and invite the investigation of all interested. 

It is the simplest, cheapest and best on the market, weighing one-seventh that of other methods (no 
water used). Under this patent, we manufacture Boards of every description for plastering without lath t 
ready for finishing or smooth faced for papering, etc., for sound deadening, heating and ventilating 
shafts, round columns, coves, economical fireproofing, etc. 

For full information, samples, prices, etc., you need but to address 


THE N. J. ADAMANT MFQ. CO. 

73 to 97 PASSAIC AVENUE, HARRISON, N. J. (Newark P. 0.) 


LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE 648 A, NEWARK. 


Address for New York State on Baker's Systems: 


HUDSON PLASTER BOARD CO. 


Long Distance Telephone 2927 Cortlandt 




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